tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post117138419468318136..comments2020-06-04T08:02:51.746-04:00Comments on Computational Complexity: THE DEFINITION OF RARELance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171832991107744962007-02-18T16:09:00.000-05:002007-02-18T16:09:00.000-05:00here's an attempt at dealing with similar question...here's an attempt at dealing with similar questions from 1936 - <BR/>"The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"<BR/>W. Benjamin<BR/>http://bid.berkeley.edu/bidclass/readings/benjamin.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171672818050438452007-02-16T19:40:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:40:00.000-05:00http://research.microsoft.com/research/theory/feig...http://research.microsoft.com/research/theory/feige/homepagefiles/stoc2007accept.txtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171614185025586682007-02-16T03:23:00.000-05:002007-02-16T03:23:00.000-05:00Or How about EC ? Authors have been notified, but ...Or How about EC ? Authors have been notified, but there's still no list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171597850494456372007-02-15T22:50:00.000-05:002007-02-15T22:50:00.000-05:00Is the list of accepted STOC'07 papers out?Is the list of accepted STOC'07 papers out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171468672535678112007-02-14T10:57:00.000-05:002007-02-14T10:57:00.000-05:00Coin collectors deal with the question of rarity r...Coin collectors deal with the question of rarity rathre directly. Along with date, grade, mintmark, and all that, they assign Rarity numbers ranging from R-1 (very common) to R-8 (unique). Some coins are regarded as "uncollectable", these being uniques or nearly so, and all known examples owned by major museums. <BR/><BR/>By this definition, a digital file would never be considered rare, as it may be reporduced ad infinitumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171465042904585112007-02-14T09:57:00.000-05:002007-02-14T09:57:00.000-05:00A cynical definition: a recording is rare if you c...A cynical definition: a recording is <I>rare</I> if you can be sued for owning it. <BR/><BR/>Note that all TV clips are still within copyright range.<BR/><BR/>As for other rarities and technology:<BR/><BR/>Prints can be reproduced VERY faithfully, yet "originals" (sometimes in the hundreds) fetch a high price. Some unscrupulous dealers--and, perhaps some unscrupulous artists--have been known to imundate the universe with "original" prints.<BR/><BR/>Some audiophiles complain that CDs introduce extra distortion to recorded music. Of course mp3 is a lossy compression, and the quality of those recordings is audibly worse than AIFF.Janos Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677985672817404601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171399063503754842007-02-13T15:37:00.000-05:002007-02-13T15:37:00.000-05:00How about synthetic gemstones? How long will natur...How about synthetic gemstones? How long will natural gemstones remain expensive if you can manufacture gemstones that cannot be distinguished except by outrageously expesnive scientific equipment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1171394715571576662007-02-13T14:25:00.000-05:002007-02-13T14:25:00.000-05:00If you know someplace online to find Pierre Henry ...If you know someplace online to find <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Henry" REL="nofollow">Pierre Henry</A> recordings, please post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com